Pizzo Quadro

For the mountain in Graubünden, see Cima de Pian Guarnei.

Pizzo Quadro is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. With an elevation of 2,793 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the range lying south of the Wandfluhhorn and the Guriner Furggu (2,323 m). Pizzo Quadro is located between the localities of San Rocco di Prèmia (Piedmont) and Campo (Ticino).

Pizzo Quadro
Highest point
Elevation	2,793 m (9,163 ft)
Prominence	470 m (1,540 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Basòdino
Coordinates	46°17′54″N 8°25′40″E
Geography
Pizzo Quadro Location in the Alps Show map of Alps Pizzo Quadro Pizzo Quadro (Switzerland) Show map of Switzerland Pizzo Quadro Pizzo Quadro (Piedmont) Show map of Piedmont
Location	Ticino, Switzerland Piedmont, Italy
Parent range	Lepontine Alps

SOIUSA classification

According to the SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain can be classified in the following way:^[2]

• main part = Western Alps
• major sector = North Western Alps
• section = Lepontine Alps
• subsection = Ticino and verbano Alps
• supergroup = Catena Basodino-Cristallina-Biela
• group = Catena Fiorera-Biela-Corona di Groppo
• subgroup = Gruppo Corona del Groppo-Pizzo Quadro
• code = I/B-10.II-A.3.c

References

1. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The key col is the Guriner Furggu (2,323 m).
2. Marazzi, Sergio (2005). Atlante Orografico delle Alpi. SOIUSA (in Italian). Priuli & Verlucca. ISBN 978-88-8068-273-8.

External links

• Pizzo Quadro on Hikr